Piper Perabo

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Piper was born on October 31, 1976 in Dallas, Texas as Piper Lisa Perabo. She is 5' 6" [1.68 m] tall.

Although the first time I saw her was in a movie called "The Prestige." Not much of a roll but I noticed because my son's name is Piper (named after his maternal grandfather). I did not realize that she has had such a career and still going well with the TV show "Covert Affairs." I didn't notice at the time but I saw her in "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and on "House." Another movie I should see, and my son would enjoy is "Cheaper by the Dozen," the 2003 Steve Martin version of course.

Factoids:

• Mother (Mary Charlotte Ulland) is Norwegian and father (George William Perabo) is Portuguese.
• Named after actress Piper Laurie.
• Sister of Noah Perabo and Adam Perabo.
• Graduated from Toms River (NJ) High School North class of 1994.
• In high school, she appeared in all four yearly musicals. Her senior year, she was Katie in "Meet Me In St. Louis;" junior year, Cousin Fan in "Mame;" sophomore year, Lady Brighton in "Me and My Girl;" and freshman year, a dancer in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."
• In high school, she was the president of National Honor Society and the editor of the school literary magazine, Polaris. Also, she was a member of the Marinerettes as a dancer in the field show during the football games.
• She graduated with a theater degree summa cum laude from Ohio University.
• She is a vegetarian.
• One of the owners of Employees Only, a restaurant/bar in New York City.

Quotes:

• Any time I'm playing opposite somebody in a love relationship, if I know them it's easier, because I know how much I can trust them.
• I think that you love who you love, and there are people who you love that people aren't going to understand why, and that sort of doesn't really matter.
• To me, a great love story is a great love story, and it doesn't matter what gender is involved.
• I walked into the audition and was like, "I'm from New Jersey, I work in a bar, I play guitar - there's no reason you shouldn't give me this part." And it worked! - On auditioning for Coyote Ugly (2000).

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Scarlett Johansson

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Scarlett was born on November 22, 1984 in New York, New York as Scarlett Ingrid Johansson.

She is 5' 4.25" [1.63 m] tall.

Factoids:

• Attended and graduated in 2002 from Professional Children's School in New York City.
• Is of Danish descent on her father's side and Ashkenazi Jewish descent on her mother's side.
• Applied to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for the fall 2003 semester, but was not accepted. The rejection allowed her to focus on her career, which blossomed soon after.
• Shortly after Lost in Translation (2003) was released, she said she had a connection to older men and couldn't see herself dating anyone under 30. True to her word, she had a relationship with actor Benicio Del Toro, who is 17 years her senior.
• Her father is Karsten Johansson, a NY architect and her mother is Melanie Sloan, her manager.
• Auditioned for a role in The Parent Trap (1998), which finally went to Lindsay Lohan.
• Has an older half-brother (Christian), an older sister (Vanessa Johansson, an older brother (Adrian, born 1976) and a twin brother (Hunter). She also recently got another sister named Fenan. She was adopted by Johansson's mother Melanie Sloan from Ethopia in May 2010.
• Her older sister Vanessa Johansson is also an actress.
• Prepared for her role in Lost in Translation (2003) by living on Hokkaido (the northern most main island of Japan) with then-boyfriend Faiz Ahmad.
• She is three minutes older than twin brother Hunter Johansson. She says those three minutes are the most important in her life.
• First role (uncredited) was in a skit during the first year of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) at age 8. She relived this moment during an interview with Conan on July 12, 2005, twelve years later.
• Director Sofia Coppola directed both Scarlett and her boyfriend Josh Hartnett, but not in the same movie. Scarlett was in Coppola's Lost in Translation (2003) and Hartnett starred in The Virgin Suicides (1999)
• Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 2004.
• Was considered for the role of Susan Storm/Invisible Girl in Fantastic Four (2005).
• Was offered the role of Lindsey Farris in Mission: Impossible III (2006).
• Was offered the role of Evey in V for Vendetta (2006).
• Was offered the role of Lois Lane in Superman Returns (2006).
• Is an alumni of the Lee Strasberg Institute who have distinguished alumni such as actors Frank Miranda, Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson, Dennis Hopper and Julia Roberts.
• Raised money for international relief organization Oxfam by auctioning off two tickets for He's Just Not That Into You (2009) on eBay, giving the winning bidders the opportunity to mingle with her. [March 2008]
• An avid fan of Tom Waits, she recorded an album comprised entirely of Tom Waits covers, titled "Anywhere I Lay My Head". The album was released on May 16, 2008 but was not widely recognized.
• She says her only vice is cheese.
• Replaced Brazilian 'Gisele Bundchen' as the face of "Dolce & Gabbana" perfumes [2009].
• Was cast in Iron Man 2 (2010) after Emily Blunt dropped out due to other commitments.
• Tested for the role of Karen in Mean Girls (2004) but lost out to Amanda Seyfried.
• In 2010 she won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play after making her Broadway debut in Arthur Miller's "A View From the Bridge".
• Has appeared in advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein, L'Oreal, and Louise Vuitton. In 2009 she was also the face of Dolce & Gabbana make-up. In 2009 she became the face of Spanish clothing company Mango.
• Was in consideration for the role of Ryan in Gravity (2012) but Sandra Bullock was cast instead.
• The Looney Tunes Show created a character called Starlet Johansson in the episode Casa De Calma (June 2011), the character resembles Scarlett Johansson.
• Was in consideration for the role of Maggie in The Wettest County in the World (2011), but Jessica Chastain was cast instead.

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